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FOREX-Euro hits 3-week high, edges near resistance
01/06/2011 15:05
The euro hit a three-week high against the dollar on Wednesday, supported by hopes for an agreement on Greece austerity steps and progress toward an aid package for Greece, bringing it near chart resistance that could limit its near-term gains. The euro edged higher in early Asian trade after...
Housing Imperils Recovery
01/06/2011 15:01
Home prices have sunk to 2002 levels, effectively wiping out almost a decade's worth of home equity across the U.S. and imperiling the fragile economic recovery as Americans confront the falling value of their biggest investment. A closely watched home-price index released Tuesday showed that...
Obama Pays Tribute to Troops, Makes Key Appointments
31/05/2011 11:50
The president began his day by hosting a breakfast at the White House for Gold Star Families - those who have lost loved ones in war. As is traditional each year on Memorial Day, when the nation honors its war dead, the president and his wife then traveled the short distance from the White House...
Colon Makes Quick Work of Athletics in Complete-Game Shutout
31/05/2011 11:49
Since Bartolo Colon last pitched here in September 2007, the stadium has changed names twice, but its features have remained the same. The roomy dimensions and acres of foul territory reward pitchers unafraid of contact, encouraging them to throw strikes. And one thing that Colon can do, has done,...
Official: Bomb blast rocks northern Nigerian city
30/05/2011 15:14
Hours after the inauguration of President Goodluck Jonathan, a bomb blast rocked the northern Nigerian city of Bauchi, a government spokesman said. Yushau Shuaib, a spokesman for Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency, confirmed that there are several casualties, though he did not give a...
Palin’s Path May Be Unclear, but Her Ride Is Revved Up
30/05/2011 15:02
For sheer mastery of celebrity theater, Sarah Palin cannot be beat. Ms. Palin, the former governor of Alaska, let the anticipation build for hours on Sunday in the Pentagon’s North Parking Lot, where thousands of bikers (and their rumbling Harleys) had gathered for the annual Rolling Thunder...
Final minutes of Air France flight 447 revealed
28/05/2011 09:46
FOR THE past two years, those final few minutes before Air France flight 447 crashed into the Atlantic en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris have presented experts with one of the most baffling mysteries in modern aviation. The breakthrough finally came last month, when search teams managed to...
Nowitzki, Terry don't care about Mavs facing Heat in rematch of 2006 finals
28/05/2011 09:41
Back in the NBA finals, back to trying to beat the Miami Heat. Pretty wild how things have worked out for the Dallas Mavericks, isn't it? "It doesn't really matter that much to me," Dirk Nowitzki said Friday. "No thought whatsoever," echoed Jason Terry. Oh, well. So much for the story line of...
Iraqi Shiite Militias Again Pose a Threat as U.S. Forces Leave
27/05/2011 16:14
On a United States outpost in southern Iraq, rocket attacks by Shiite militants have grown so fierce that Americans there had to hunker down in a concrete bunker for several hours one recent night. Soldiers have curtailed missions to train Iraqi security forces, and American officials have even...
US House Votes 250-153 To Approve Patriot Act Extensions
27/05/2011 16:04
The U.S. House of Representatives voted to renew three key provisions of legislation granting law enforcement officials authority to conduct surveillance on suspected terrorists. The Senate voted earlier Thursday to approve the extension bill, after resolving a week-long impasse over the...
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